Quekettia is a small genus of orchids classified in the subtribe Oncidiinae. This genus is found in the humid lowlands of Brazil, the Guianas, Venezuela, Ecuador and Trinidad. The trade of these orchids is controlled to avoid use incompatible with species survival The name commemorates the author and microscopist Edwin John Quekett. Species Species accepted as of June 2014: Quekettia microscopica Lindl. (French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, NE Brazil) Quekettia papillosa Garay (Suriname, Pará) Quekettia pygmaea (Cogn.) Garay & R.E.Schult. (Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil, Trinidad) Quekettia vermeuleniana Determann (Suriname) formerly included moved to: Capanemia Q. australis - Capanemia micromera Q. carinata - Capanemia carinata Q. duseniana - Capanemia theresae Q. longirostellata - Capanemia theresae Q. micromera - Capanemia micromera Q. theresae - Capanemia theresae References External links Oncidiinae Orchids of Brazil Orchids of Ecuador Orchids of Guyana Orchids of Trinidad Orchids of Venezuela Oncidiinae genera